The Woods will travel to newly promoted Hackney Wick for a thrilling opening day contest on Saturday, 26th July. The game will be played at their Spa Road Stadium, and kick off for their first game back at this level in seven years has been set for 15:00 BST.

Last season, Shane Baptiste's side also found themselves travelling to a newly promoted side, as we beat Benfleet at Woodside Park in the first game of the 2024/25 season, That day, Kahlil Kirwan-Meade - who we announced had been retained for the upcoming season on Friday - scored the only goal as The Woods ended the game with nine men! James Jewers was sent off in the first half, before Mike Agboola - another player who has been retained for the 2025/26 season - was shown a second yellow late on. However, that didn't deter Woodford from picking up all three points on match day one, as they held out to secure a big win!